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Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
2026 MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Thoughts on the Red Sox, Brewers, Pirates, more  —  The 2026 MLB Trade Deadline is finally behind us.  It was a whirlwind day and a whirlwind week-plus since the first major domino fell on the trade market.  In reality, we won't really know how teams …
Discussion: sports.yahoo.com
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Loser mentality takes center stage at 2026 MLB trade deadline  —  The buzzer is still ringing in the ears of 30 front offices across the land.  The Major League Baseball trade deadline passed peacefully on Monday, and the time has come to anoint winners and losers.
Discussion: The Ringer and sports.yahoo.com
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade deadline winners and losers: Dodgers, Red Sox and Phillies all in  —  It was a dizzying day of activity, and when the smoke cleared after the Major League Baseball trade deadline, we learned who's actually serious about challenging the Los Angeles Dodgers, and which teams are the pretenders.
Discussion: The Athletic and sports.yahoo.com
Wajih AlBaroudi / USA Today:
MLB trade deadline: 6 winners and losers from wild day
Discussion: cubsinsider.com and Yahoo Sports
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:   The 14 biggest questions to answer on MLB trade deadline day
The Athletic:
Red Sox-Orioles trade grades: Both teams win in bold Adley Rutschman deal  —  Orioles get: C Carlos Narváez, RHP Anthony Eyanson, RHP Kyson Witherspoon, OF Enddy Azocar, PTBNL  —  Red Sox get: C Adley Rutschman, C Jake Rogers  —  Big swing by Red Sox brings big haul for Orioles  —  Red Sox: A
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox swing blockbuster trade with O's for 2019 No. 1 pick Rutschman  —  BOSTON — The surging Red Sox filled their need for more production at catcher a few hours in advance of Monday's 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline by acquiring Adley Rutschman, one of the most recognizable names at the position, in a trade with the Orioles.
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Red Sox land All-Star Adley Rutschman from Orioles in AL East trade stunner
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Mets nixed trade of starter to Diamondbacks, sources say |  Exclusive … The Diamondbacks' pursuit of a starting pitcher at the trade deadline hit a snag during the middle of the day on Monday, Aug. 3, when the New York Mets backed out of a potential deal that would have sent right-hander Clay Holmes to Arizona, multiple sources said.
Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Another lost season means clock ticks louder on Elly De La Cruz tenure … The one Cincinnati Red who was never going to get traded before the Aug. 3 deadline has heard his name come up, if only in dream scenarios by other teams, like the Boston Red Sox.  —  It's a first for All-Star shortstop …
Discussion: sports.yahoo.com
Greg Joyce / New York Post:
Yankees call up George Lombard Jr., send down Anthony Volpe in telling move after trade deadline  —  As far as Yankees prospects go, George Lombard Jr. was about as untouchable as they come as the trade deadline passed Monday.  —  That is because on Tuesday, he is being summoned for his big league debut in The Bronx.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘They want me here’: Relieved to stay with Cardinals, Alec Burleson lifts them with 3 homers  —  NEW YORK — He had already seen two teammates make the rounds for goodbye hugs and pack their gear to go when, shortly before Monday evening's trade deadline, Alec Burleson got called to the visiting manager's office at Yankee Stadium.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees' Cashman on Judge status: Can't rule out anything  —  NEW YORK — Speaking to reporters minutes after Monday's trade deadline passed, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he remains hopeful Aaron Judge will return from the stress fracture in his right first rib this season …
Pat Brennan / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds trade Nathaniel Lowe to Cleveland Guardians  —  Just ahead of the MLB trade deadline, Nathaniel Lowe's 2026 season took another turn when the Cincinnati Reds traded him to the Cleveland Guardians, sources confirmed to The Enquirer.  —  The trade came just minutes ahead …
Discussion: Red Reporter and Yahoo Sports
Yahoo Sports:
Luis Arraez traded to Phillies: Giants send hit machine to Philadelphia  —  Editor's note: Follow along for live rumors, trades and news during MLB's trade deadline day on Monday, Aug. 3.  —  The Philadelphia Phillies, who have been desperately searching for a right-handed hitting outfielder …
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